Metastock directly from Equis

[ll70]

I am in the process of purchasing my first charting software.
After some research it would appear that Metastock 8.0 could work for me.
I got in touch with Equis in the US directly and they told me they would be prepared to sell the software to a UK resident. With the current GBP/US exchange rate it would appear cheaper to buy the software from the US rather than from a vendor in the UK.
Has anybody done this already?
Also, can anybody suggest any alternative to Metastock 8.0?
Thanks in advance for your help on this.

 

[DaveJB]

You might like to check on the total cost of buying from Equis. You'll be liable for tax for a start, and Equis will provide the customs chaps with the info to ensure you get billed for this - I think it's the 17.5% VAT you pay, but it's around that figure anyway.... I've had developer kit+MS8 direct so I can't split off the cost for MS8 on its own. You might also have a fair sized bill for delivery - updating the dev kit a couple of weeks ago cost me $100 (less a few cents) for the CD and A5 manual, they then billed me something like $55 delivery and sent it via a courier.
Some or all of the above you can expect to pay on top of the price on the box!
Dave

 

[ll70]

Dave,
thanks for the tip.
I will keep that in mind in deciding where to buy the software from.